MEET OUR FOUNDER

My earliest memories come with a soundtrack: a song on the radio, the bass in a car ride, singing in the choir in my home church back in St Louis. Music has always been more than sound to me.

It’s memory, connection, and energy in motion.

I founded TAP Candle Co. because I wanted to capture that magic. I didn’t build this from pain or as an escape. I built it from a deep, unshakable love of music, storytelling, and scent.

Every TAP Candle product is born from a song. We map the emotion, structure, and vibe of a track into fragrance notes. The opening notes, the bridge and the outro; so you can smell the songs you listen to.

You light, you scan, you press play. It’s not only about the scent your space will take on, it’s about reliving memories, discovering and rediscovering artists, and connecting with moments that move you.

Quality is a non-negotiable. TAP Candles' uses clean-burning, vegan waxes or all natural witch hazel and thoughtfully sourced fragrance blends because I believe luxury should also support our health and planet.

Also: for every candle sold and playlist listened to; we support the music by giving streaming credit to artists so the voices that inspire us are part of the story.

I’m many things! I am a Woman. I am Queer. But before any of that I am BLACK. A lover of anime, animals, ambient stories. But every passion feeds my creative vision.

• Anime taught me to see worlds in sound and image.
• Animals taught me empathy and care.
• Music taught me rhythm, emotion, voice.

Together, they inspire the artistry behind every blend, every note, and every experience.

TAP Candle Co. isn’t another home fragrance brand, we are a movement.

A movement for those who feel music deep in their bones.

For those who want luxury with a meaning.

For those who believe scent can tell a story.

I invite you to press play on memory, to smell the songs you listen to and feel fragrance that moves you.

— Nij, Founder & CEO